According to Betsy Helfand of The Las Vegas Review-Journal, the New York Mets plan to call up Dominic Smith to fill the open roster space left by the absence of Jay Bruce going on Paternity Leave. Bruce, who will be with his wife this weekend for the birth of their second child, is expected to miss the upcoming series with the Phillies in Philadephia. Smith, 22, injured his quad running out a...
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The New York Mets will be without outfielder Jay Bruce for their upcoming weekend series with the Philadelphia Phillies as he takes a leave of absence to be with his wife for the birth of their second child. As per Kristie Ackert of The New York Daily News, Mets’ manager Mickey Callaway said, “they would likely call up a position player to take his spot, but they had not decided...
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Fresno (21-13) 14, Las Vegas (12-22) 4 Box Score Matt den Dekker RF: 3-5, RBI, .262/.296/.505 Gavin Cecchini 2B: 0-3, HBP, .294/.342/.468 Dominic Smith 1B: 1-4, .278/.390/.417 Phillip Evans 3B-2B: 1-4, HR, RBI, .240/.315/.440 The 51s didn’t get on the board until they were already down 10-0 in the bottom of the seventh, when the slumping Evans hit his fifth home run of the season. They...
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After the New York Mets traded away one of the most polarizing players in team history on Tuesday in Matt Harvey, some notable comments began coming in from current Mets officials and a former manager who knows Harvey pretty well. The player the Mets acquired from the Reds, Devin Mesoraco, fills a glaring hole in the team’s roster. The fact that they got an MLB-level player at all is a...
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The New York Mets received some good news today regarding starting pitcher Jacob deGrom. After a two-inning, 46-pitch simulated outing, deGrom told Matt Ehalt of The Record, “Feel like I’m good to go.” deGrom left his start last Wednesday after experiencing discomfort in his right elbow. What was originally feared to be a major injury turned out to be simply a hyperextension...
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